It makes no difference to climbing. None.
Anybody tried going vegan and still training? I have read a few things and people seem to really do well from it but never actually met or some too any of these people.I am doing it from a health point of view rather than feeling sorry for delicious animals so if it doesn't work it's no big deal but I am keen to try, unless anyone has horror stories about it?
I can't see any way it could improve your performance though. I think the jury is very much out over any purported health benefits. It's very easy to be an unhealthy vegan!
Longer term: Re-evaluate my relationship with meat. Increasingly of the opinion that some degree of vegetarianism/veganism is ethically correct with regards to the environment, but I’m just not there yet. Reduce consumption at very at least.
My wife’s family less so. Actually quite upset at the idea, felt it would make family meals with them a real issue: ‘we can’t eat together any more’ and the like. I’m sure they will come around.
Dog food. This is proving to be very tough but the American market is starting to crack it and I constantly have my eye on it.
Quote from: Monolith on May 10, 2019, 04:30:32 pm Dog food. This is proving to be very tough but the American market is starting to crack it and I constantly have my eye on it.Big ups for all the personal vegan decisions, but there doesn’t seem to be much science supporting vegan diets for dogs and there seems to be high risks of detrimental health outcomes for them.
The convenience food market has exploded in recent months and whilst this doesn't form the bulk of my diet in any sense, it is incredibly useful with a busy working life.
I think its very well written. This sentence really stood out for me: "If I eat animals, then I need to be able to justify it." This is the real sea change that needs to come (and is coming I think - or hope). In the past, it was always the vegetarian or vegan who needed to justify their choice. Personally, I think we need to get to that point were it is continuing to eat meat that really requires justification.
(quorn is still very disappointing and I’d rather just cook something that doesn’t need a meat substitute!).